Cancer survivors struggle with mental health issues
While the debilitating effects of cancer treatment are well documented, patients also struggle with mental health issues. Read more:...
Jun 14, 2017
Cancer treatment during childhood linked to cognitive problems later in life
Young adults who had chemotherapy as a child have decreased cognitive flexibility and a weaker short-term memory. Their ability to...
Jun 14, 2017
Risky Haplotype for Treatment-Related Premature Menopause Proposed in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
A St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-led team has identified a haplotype that appears to coincide with the risk of premature menopause...
Jun 7, 2017
CVD Risk Factors Identified in Long-Term Survivors of Pediatric Cancer
Cardiac radiotherapy at doses of 10 Gy or higher increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a dose-dependent manner among long-term...
Jun 7, 2017
Childhood Cancer Survivors Now Living Healthier Lives
For people who battled cancer in childhood, the prospects for a long life without cancer recurrence or chronic illness are better than...
Jun 5, 2017
First Live Births Less Common in Cancer Survivors
Questions and concerns regarding potential fertility are prevalent among childhood cancer survivors and their families. This study...
May 30, 2017
Younger patients face unique challenges post-cancer
More than 80 per cent of teens and young adults who are diagnosed with cancer will survive.But cancer and its treatment have a...
May 15, 2017
Cranial radiotherapy linked to subsequent meningiomas in childhood cancer survivors
The diagnosis of meningioma in childhood cancer survivors exposed to cranial radiotherapy increased risk for neurologic morbidity,...
May 5, 2017
Pregnancy complications await childhood cancer survivors
Women who manage to conceive after surviving childhood cancer may encounter treatment-related pregnancy and labor complications if they...
May 5, 2017
Fertility challenges a burden for adolescents and young adults with cancer: new report
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership) has released a report on Canadian adolescents and young adults (AYAs) – aged 15...
May 5, 2017